Biology:Dryophylax

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Dryophylax
Thamnodynastes almae (10.3897-zoologia.37.e46661) Figures 16–19 (cropped).jpg
Dryophylax almae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Dryophylax
Wagler, 1830

Dryophylax is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

All species in the genus Dryophylax are endemic to South America.[1]

Species

The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Dryophylax almae Franco & Ferreira, 2003
  • Dryophylax ceibae Bailey & Thomas, 2007
  • Dryophylax chaquensis Bergna & Álvarez, 1993
  • Dryophylax chimanta Roze, 1958 -Roze's coastal house snake
  • Dryophylax corocoroensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996
  • Dryophylax dixoni Bailey & Thomas, 2007
  • Dryophylax duida Myers & Donnelly, 1996
  • Dryophylax gambotensis Pérez-Santos & Moreno, 1989
  • Dryophylax hypoconia (Cope, 1860)
  • Dryophylax marahuaquensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996
  • Dryophylax nattereri (Mikan, 1820) - Amazon coastal house snake, northern coastal house snake
  • Dryophylax paraguanae Bailey & Thomas, 2007
  • Dryophylax phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli, & Zaher, 2017
  • Dryophylax ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sánchez, 2005 - Guianan coastal house snake
  • Dryophylax yavi Myers & Donnelly, 1996

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dryophylax.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5078344 entry